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Summary Information
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=== Summary Information ===
Ownership: Total
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Website: http://www.total.com/en/
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* Ownership: Total
Location: Port Arthur, Texas
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* Website: http://www.total.com/en/
Capacity: 12.0 million tons/annum & 232,000 bbl/day
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* Location: Port Arthur, Texas
Nelson Complexity:
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* Capacity: 12.0 million tons/annum & 232,000 bbl/day
Refining Depth:
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* Nelson Complexity:  
Brief Description
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* Refining Depth:
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Refining Units
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+++ Brief Description
Atmospheric Distillation - 232,000
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* A large complex refinery, capable of processing both heavy and light crude oils
Vacuum Distillation - 54,000
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* It supplies a major petrochemical plant located on the same site
Fluidised Catalytic Cracker - 80,000
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Catalytic Reformer - 39,600
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+++ Refining Units
Solvent De-asphalting - 19,500
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Hydrotreating
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* Atmospheric Distillation - 232,000
Naphtha - 45,500
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* Vacuum Distillation - 54,000
Gasoline - 51,600
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* Fluidised Catalytic Cracker - 80,000
Diesel - 55,000
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* Catalytic Reformer - 39,600
Heavy Gas Oil - 31,200
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* Solvent De-asphalting - 19,500
Terminal Capacity
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* Hydrotreating
Crude Oil:
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** Naphtha - 45,500
Refined Products:
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** Gasoline - 51,600
Crude Supply
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** Diesel - 55,000
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** Heavy Gas Oil - 31,200
Products Produced
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+++ Terminal Capacity
Ongoing Projects
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For details see Port Arthur Total Upgrade Project
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* Crude Oil:  
The refinery has recently been upgraded to enable it to process heavy crudes and to expand capacity
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* Refined Products:  
Other Information
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+++ Crude Supply
History
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* It processes imported heavy crude oils and light domestic ones
1936 - Refinery started operations
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1973 - TotalFina acquires the refinery
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+++ Products Produced
2011 - Refinery expansion and upgrade completed
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* It produces automotive fuels and pertrochemical feedstocks
Relevant Links
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* Products can be shipped via the [[Colonial Oil Products Pipeline]]
Fact Sheet
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Making crude oil lighter through coking at the Port Arthur refinery
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+++ Ongoing Projects
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* For details see [[Port Arthur Total Upgrade Project]]
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* The refinery has recently been upgraded to enable it to process heavy crudes and to expand capacity
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+++ Other Information
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+++ History
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* 1936 - Refinery started operations
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* 1973 - TotalFina acquires the refinery
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* 2011 - Refinery expansion and upgrade completed
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=== Links ===
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# [http://www.totalpetrochemicalsusa.com/pdf/F_FactsPortArthur.pdf Fact Sheet]
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# [http://www.total.com/en/our-energies/oil/processing/projects-and-achievements/port-arthur-940868.html Making crude oil lighter through coking at the Port Arthur refinery]

Revision as of 10:14, 24 January 2022

Summary Information

  • Ownership: Total
  • Website: http://www.total.com/en/
  • Location: Port Arthur, Texas
  • Capacity: 12.0 million tons/annum & 232,000 bbl/day
  • Nelson Complexity:
  • Refining Depth:

+++ Brief Description

  • A large complex refinery, capable of processing both heavy and light crude oils
  • It supplies a major petrochemical plant located on the same site

+++ Refining Units

  • Atmospheric Distillation - 232,000
  • Vacuum Distillation - 54,000
  • Fluidised Catalytic Cracker - 80,000
  • Catalytic Reformer - 39,600
  • Solvent De-asphalting - 19,500
  • Hydrotreating
    • Naphtha - 45,500
    • Gasoline - 51,600
    • Diesel - 55,000
    • Heavy Gas Oil - 31,200

+++ Terminal Capacity

  • Crude Oil:
  • Refined Products:

+++ Crude Supply

  • It processes imported heavy crude oils and light domestic ones

+++ Products Produced

+++ Ongoing Projects

+++ Other Information

  • -

+++ History

  • 1936 - Refinery started operations
  • 1973 - TotalFina acquires the refinery
  • 2011 - Refinery expansion and upgrade completed

Links

  1. Fact Sheet
  2. Making crude oil lighter through coking at the Port Arthur refinery